How Much More Will the Blood of Christ

The wisdom, power, and will of God cannot be fully explained. There’s so much more to it than we can fathom. But, as we look at all of God’s creation and see the fulfillment of so many biblical prophecies regarding our Savior, Jesus Christ, we get a small glimpse of that wisdom, power, and will.

Because of that, we need to realize God’s wisdom, power, and will in forgiving absolutely all of our sins as we put our faith in the “blood of Christ”. Hebrews 9:13-14 says,

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

Before the total destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem — which was prophesied by Jesus 70 years before it took place — the Jewish people, according to Old Testament law, sacrificed goats, sheep, and cattle for the forgiveness of their sins. The blood of these animals was declared a valid sacrifice to wash away their sins. Genesis, chapter 4 tells of Abel sacrificing “the firstlings of his flock”, so we see that sacrifices were made from the very beginning.

Because these sacrifices were temporarily acceptable in God’s eyes, the sins of the people were forgiven. But, there is another truth shown in Hebrews 10:3-4,

But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins year by year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Because animal sacrifices don’t actually “take away sins”, the people always carried a burden of guilt. But, the shed “blood of Christ” does “cleanse your conscience”. We are now free “to serve the living God” because the sinless Jesus was the most perfect, worthy, and holy sacrifice. Jesus’ one-time death totally forgives the sins of all who trust in Him. With Jesus, our “conscience” is at peace.

In a joyous freedom and assurance of eternal life, we say, “Hallelujah! Thank You, Lord Jesus!”